ALA Chapters Directory

A resource of links to the State Chapters, Regional Chapters, and Guam and Virgin Islands. Directories of all state and regional chapters with contact information

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Directory Information for State and Regional ALA Chapters

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Alabama Library Association

Founded: 1904
Board | Officers change in April

Alaska Library Association

Founded: 1972
Board | Officers change in July

Arizona Library Association

Founded: 1926
Board | Officers change in December

Arkansas Library Association

Founded: 1911
Board | Officers change in December

California Library Association

Founded: 1895
Board | Officers change in November

Colorado Association of Libraries

Founded: 1892
Board | Officers change in January

Connecticut Library Association

Founded: 1891
Board | Officers change in July

Delaware Library Association

Founded: 1934
Board | Officers change in May

District of Columbia Library Association

Founded: 1894
Board | Officers change in July

Florida Library Association

Founded: 1905
Board | Officers change in May (Dates vary with annual conference)

Georgia Library Association

Founded: 1897
Board | Officers change in Jaunary

Hawaii Library Association

Founded: 1922
Board | Officers change in November

Idaho Library Association

Founded: 1915
Board | Officers change in October

Illinois Library Association

Founded: 1896
Board | Officers change in July

Indiana Library Federation

Founded: 1891
Board | Officers change in January (Legislative Chairs change in July)

Iowa Library Association

Founded: 1890
Board | Officers change in December

Kansas Library Association

Founded: 1900
Board | Officers change in October

Kentucky Library Association

Founded: 1906
Board | Officers change in October (Board directory is not publicly listed)

Louisiana Library Association

Founded: 1925
Board | Officers change in July

Maine Library Association

Founded: 1891
Board | Officers change in July

Maryland Library Association

Founded: 1923
Board | Officers change in July

Massachusetts Library Association

Founded: 1890
Board | Officers change in July

Michigan Library Association

Founded: 1891
Board | Officers change in July

Minnesota Library Association

Founded: 1891
Board | Officers change in January

Mississippi Library Association

Founded: 1909
Board | Officers change in January

Missouri Library Association

Founded: 1900
Board | Officers change in January

Montana Library Association

Founded: 1913
Board | Officers change in June

Nebraska Library Association

Founded: 1895
Board | Officers change in October

Nevada Library Association

Founded: 1946
Board | Officers change in January

New Hampshire Library Association

Founded: 1889
Board | Officers change in January

New Jersey Library Association

Founded: 1890
Board | Officers change in July

New Mexico Library Association

Founded: 1924
Board | Officers change in October

New York Library Association

Founded: 1890
Board | Officers change in November

North Carolina Library Association

Founded: 1904
Board | Officers change in October

North Dakota Library Association

Founded: 1906
Board | Officers change in September

Ohio Library Council

Founded: 1895
Board | Officers change in January

Oklahoma Library Association

Founded: 1907
Board | Officers change in July

Oregon Library Association

Founded: 1940
Board | Officers change in September

Pennsylvania Library Association

Founded: 1901
Board | Officers change in January

Rhode Island Library Association

Founded: 1903
Board | Officers change in June

South Carolina Library Association

Founded: 1915
Board | Officers change in January

South Dakota Library Association

Founded: 1917
Board | Officers change in October

Tennessee Library Association

Founded: 1902
Board | Officers change in July

Texas Library Association

Founded: 1902
Board | Officers change in April

Utah Library Association

Founded: 1912
Board | Officers change in May

Vermont Library Association

Founded: 1893
Board | Officers change in May

Virginia Library Association

Founded: 1905
Board | Officers change in October

Washington Library Association

Founded: 1931
Board | Officers change in January

West Virginia Library Association

Founded: 1914
Board | Officers change in December

Wisconsin Library Association

Founded: 1891
Board | Officers change in January

Wyoming Library Association

Founded: 1914
Board | Officers change in October

Regional Chapters, Guam, and Virgin Islands

Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA)

Associated States: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming
Founded: 1948
Board | Officers change at conference

New England Library Association (NELA)

Associated States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Founded: 1939
Board | Officers change in October

Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA)

Associated States and Provinces: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Alberta, British Columbia
Founded: 1909
Board | Officers change in Augest

Southeastern Library Association (SELA)

Assocated States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia
Founded: 1920
Board | Officers change in January

Virgin Islands Library Association

Founded: 1997
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